4 a: an angular projection, offshoot, or branch extending out beyond or away from a main body or formation;
especially: a ridge or lesser elevation that extends laterally from a mountain or mountain range

And while the ceremony itself may have appeared spur of the moment, the accompanying aesthetics were anything but (see the bride's undeniably cool wedding attire, a black wide-brimmed hat and veil, coupled with a mustard day suit, courtesy of Zara.

The $69 million for the Toyota-Mazda project covers land acquired by the city, a Norfolk Southern railway spur to the plant site and the accelerated timeline to connect Greenbrier Parkway to I-65 at the Tanner interchange.

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Origin and Etymology of spur

Middle English spure, from Old English spura; akin to Old English spurnan to kick — more at spurn

Examples of spur in a Sentence

The reward spurred them to work harder.

Lower interest rates should spur economic growth.

He spurred the horse onward.

Recent Examples of spur from the Web

Economists had said January's wage gains might have been a one-time jump, fueled by increases in the minimum wage that kicked in at the start of the year in several states, as well as raises spurred by the tax cuts enacted at the end of 2017.

The Department of Elder Affairs rule, spurred by the deaths of a dozen residents who overheated in a Hollywood nursing home after the storm, had been passed in the Senate through SB 7028 but was waiting on action from the House.

After the Wall Street meltdown in 2008 — spurred by many financial institutions pushing irresponsible subprime mortgages — her idea gained traction, and was eventually included in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law in 2010.

The most important is the possibility that inflation fear — spurred especially by recent signs of modest wage growth — could lead the Fed to raise interest rates more frequently than originally planned.

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